Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-07-19

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Mr.. ]. T. Potter ami wife started for
the east on Monday Of snst week, etop-
ping at Rapid long enough to attend the
wedding Of Mr.. Haines. Mr.. Potter will
I$be absent about six weeks for the pur-
pose of having an oculist treat Mrs. Pot
tiers eyes, which have been affected for
some time.
Mr.. v. Seelinger, city engineer, has
just completed a map Of sturgis, show
/ ing the original townsite and all the adj
ditions plated to date, together with the
route Of the railroad and tlepot grounds.
It also shows the priNcipal business
houses and residence buildings of Stur-
gis The ADVERTISER will present this
map in short time to hspublic.
Tho Hotel Harney was opened at
Rapid to the public on ths 4th inst, by
Mr.. John R. Brennan, the gentleman
who is SO well and fayerably known in
the Hills country by the travelling pub
lie. The house is cres1if to Rapid and
the entire Black Hills. II is the finest
and most convenient .kss,sl building in
southwestern Dakota, and reflects well
upon the energetic citizens of the Gate
City who wese instrumental in the con-
struction Of the building Rapid is to
be congratulated upon har new hotel and
its popular management.
The Pierson house has just been com
pleted and is now one rof the best APP
pointed hotels in the Black Hills coun-
Itry. 1t is a three storys building, well
lighted and ventilated. and most con-
vcniently arranged throughout. The
beds are clean and comfortable, and the
tables are at all tines applied with the
best to be had. The landlord gives the
house his personal attention, which in
sures patrons, Of the hotel the very best
of treatment. The Pieison is fine ho-l
tel, and the proprietor has just cause to
be proud of it. s
Harry Shaw, the 12year-old son of
Mr.. A. NJ Shaw, of Sturgis. was kicked
by horse last Monday at hay camp
near Bear Butte, and while it was known
he was quite seriously hurt, his condi-
ton was not considered dangerous, and
the following morning ho was sent home
on horseback. Dr. Bowman was called
about II a. M, but was unable to relieve
the young sufferer, and death followed
in the afternoon of Tuesday. The doc
tor is of the opinion that a blood vessel
was rlptured, and death was caused by
internal hemorrhage. The friends Of the
family expressed the greatest sympathy
in the hour Of their sore afiliction.
A table which has .essxtly. haer rs,',-
lished in the census reports gives inter
osting statistics regarding the number of
births to one thousand women in the va
riotls states and territories. The New
England states are the lowest, New
Hampshire showing but 71.5, while Utah
the highest, is 1882 Dakota is cred
tied with 171.2, Idaho, Texas, Arkansas
and Utah alone leading her. It is very
4. 1e
states is having the effect to materially
interfere with the increase of population,
while upon the west and south devolves
the duty of keeping the number OF ma
tive born Americans from dcteriorating.
One of the best ways of booming
town and attracting to it the best class
of citizens is to support good churches in
it. People of good moral character,
upright and honest, whether they be
church members OF infidels, would rather
make their homes in city of churches
than city of none. Whatever may be
their individual opinion as to the distinc-
tive doctrines taught in the pulpits,
they realize the fact that obedience to
law and respect Cor Life and property are
taught there and that community
where churches abound and are well
supported, is better and safer one in
which to live and bring up a family than
one without Safeguards. Sturgs has
three, the Methodist, Presbyterian and
Catholic.
TAXING A TUMBLE.